Housing costs worries ramp up among young Canadians – Almost one half of Canadians report cancelling a purchase or finding it difficult to pay for basic necessities. (Nanos)

Almost two in three Canadians believe the future generation will have a lower standard of living than Canadians have today (64%), which is a slight increase from the previous wave (59%) in May 2025. Canadians aged 18 to 34 (67%) are more likely than Canadians aged 55 and over (58%) to think that the next generation of Canadians will have a lower standard of living than Canadians have today.

Nanos conducted an online representative survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th to September 3rd.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame land- and cell-lines hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,028 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th to September 3rd, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The statistical tabulations including the unweighted and weighted number of interviews can be accessed here.

The research was commissioned and conducted by Nanos Research.

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